Gary Drescher wrote:

Imagine that the above quote had gratuitously invoked the ethic or religious
identity of the person in question ("ignorant xxxxx yahoo"), instead of
saying 'mid-west'. The implied stereotype would be obvious, even though just
one person is (nominally) addressed. Same for 'mid-west', I'm afraid.

I disagree. I'm unaware of any stereotypical behavior which might be associated
with mid-westerners. Perhaps I'm simply uninformed in this matter.

George Patterson
There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures. Right next to the
mashed potatoes.